Official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled on Monday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. The Obamas were there to see the unveiling of the gallery’s first commissions of official portraits by African American artists. Kehinde Wiley: ‘Creating the portrait of Obama is a huge responsibility’ Read more The former president’s portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley, an artist best known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans. For Michelle Obama’s portrait, the gallery commissioned Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald, first-prize winner of the Portrait Gallery’s 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait competition. “How about that?” said Obama, who

Comments:They are both weird and horrible. Barack sitting among flowers is really odd. I had to turn off FNC because I couldn´t stand the preening and arrogance of Obama. Mooch was disgusting as always. She laughed that Barack faded into the background. Not a glowing description! It´s true. Her portrait is just weird. The painter does black people in shades of gray to ´take away assigned color´ of the individual. Link below. Isn´t that racist?

He added: “I don’t like posing, I look at my watch. It’s pretty tortuous trying to take a photograph of me, never mind a portrait.”

Has there ever been a president whose every breath, every day, was photographed by a Pete Souza, who had to have followed him everywhere. Somewhere in Souza’s files there must be photos of him in the men’s room. (Or maybe the Russians have them?)

This article is another gagger of an gusher from the Obama-worshiping Guardian.

Somewhere a funeral parlor slumber room is missing its draperies. Look no further. Mooch had them sewn into a dress.

FTA: "He thanked Sherald for the portrait of his wife and for so “spectacularly capturing the the grace, and beauty, and intelligence, and charm, and … hotness of the woman I love”.

FTA: "President Obama praised Wiley and said working with him was a “great joy”. He said that compared to Sherald, Wiley was “working at a disadvantage. [I am] not as becoming, not as fly.”

Mooch is hot?? Is that why they never are together? Not as fly? Good. Grief. Those two sure are dignified and classy. NOT. Those are two of the weirdest portraits I have ever seen for a president and his wife.

Thank goodness these monstrosities are hanging in the National Portrait Gallery rather that in the People´s House.

The leafy background makes Zero look as if he has bird legs and if it took that much material to cover Mooch, then it probably came from Tennesee Tent and Awning Company - there,s enough cloth there to tent the entire 82nd Airborne Division.

Why are his legs spread apart? It looks as if the fabric used (in abundance toward her back and ample backside are to camouflage her oversized, wide load of a derriere she carries around with her, otherwise known as her train size caboose.My opinion of the portraits....a waste of paint and canvas.

LOL, perfect. Arranged portraits because the ´smartest´ President ever has no clue about Art, realism, legacy, manners or truth. That insane black liberation ´pastor´ Wright arranged this marriage, so this is a fitting conclusion to this act. Two bizarre paintings of two actors.

As precious as the fabric sample exercise is of Barry, the primitive, unfinished ghost underpainting of his wife is even better. Knowing how that will eat at her every time she thinks about it, is rich. This is better than the fictitious story about Dorian Gray.

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg is accusing politicians of being the “b**ch of the NRA” in a new ad for the March for Our Lives protest. Hogg posted the video advertisement for the March 24 protest on his Twitter account, asking “#WhatIf we could go to school without fearing for our lives?” The video starts on an edgy note, with Hogg glaring into the camera and declaring, “What if our politicians weren’t the b**ch of the NRA?” “What if we all voted and said this was not okay?” he continued. “What if we stood up as Americans and fought for our freedom and our children’s lives? My name is David Hogg and I stand with

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Hours before Florida International University’s new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto traffic, the school met with engineers and the state’s Department of Transportation for two hours to discuss whether a crack on the structure was a safety risk, FIU said in a statement Saturday. The disclosure followed a Friday night announcement from DOT that an engineer hired by FIU had called the agency days before the March 15 collapse to flag the crack and say he did not think it was a safety issue. The voicemail message was not received until Friday, according to FDOT. Also in the statement, FDOT said

As free agency kicked off the start of a new football season, the NFL sent a clear message to anyone paying attention: Colin Kaepernick, you´re still not wanted. Probably not ever. Oh, and while we´re at it, it´s pretty clear the owners have every intention of clamping down on any other players who tries to carry on Kaepernick´s legacy. Rattled by another big dip in the television ratings and an increasing number of empty seats, the league seems determined to banish peaceful protest from the playing field. While it´s quite a stretch to say those trends are intimately related —

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara suggested Saturday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was the “weakest and most craven Attorney General in modern times.” “Once upon a time I thought Alberto Gonzales was the weakest and most craven Attorney General in modern times. I was wrong,” Bharara tweeted. (Snip) Bharara’s tweet came just hours after Sessions fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. President Trump fired Bharara last year after Bharara refused to resign from his post. Bharara was referring to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, who served under former President George W. Bush. Gonzalez was criticized for supporting the Bush administration’s policy on

Former CIA director John Brennan tore into President Trump for celebrating the firing of former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, saying Trump will be remembered as “a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. ”When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America...America will triumph over you. https://t.co/uKppoDbduj — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) March 17, 2018

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue is warning President Trump not to take any trade action against China or he will unleash his purchased control agents within congress and financial media to destroy his presidency. Donohue takes-in hundreds of millions in payments from multinational corporations who hold a vested interest in keeping the U.S. manufacturing economy subservient to China. The U.S. CoC then turns those corporate funds into lobbyist payments to DC politicians for legislative action that benefits their Chinese trade deals. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the #1 lobbyist in DC; there are trillions at stake. Wall

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According to independent journalist Mike Cernovich, McCabe is safe. AG Sessions will not fire the FBI Deputy Director despite clear misconduct. McCabe is set to receive a hefty pension. Cernovich’s sources are telling him Sessions will not drop the hammer on McCabe. Cernovich tweeted: Jeff Session said he won’t fire McCabe, two sources familiar with his decisionmaking told me, thus sending a message to @realDonaldTrump that those who lie to the FBI in an effort to help Hillary are safe. (Snip) Cernovich then tweeted: McCabe is safe, Sessions isn’t going to fire him despite clear misconduct.

Fox News chief news anchor Shepard Smith announced Friday afternoon he was taking a "previously-planned one-week vacation" and joked that when he returns "everything will be peachy-keen & hunky-dory." The announcement comes just hours after fellow Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham slammed Smith as "clueless" about what the opinion side of the network does and for making "inconsiderate and inaccurate" statements about prime-time Fox programs. (Snip) "No shooting inside the tent. Everything is wonderful," Smith laughed as the interview with Wallace ended. "Going to take a one-week vacation that

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Barbra Streisand said she´s never suffered sexual harassment but has felt abused by the media. During a tribute to Streisand´s decades of TV music specials and other programs, producer and long-time admirer Ryan Murphy queried her about her career, the #MeToo movement and her aversion to interviews. ´Never,´ she replied when asked if she had been sexually mistreated. ´I wasn´t like those pretty girls with those nice little noses. Maybe that´s why.´ She acknowledged the power of protests against gender inequality sweeping through Hollywood and society.

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